Editorial
Product Description
For those unfamiliar with the story Cutie Honey is adapted from a long running anime about a girl brought back to life and given super powers by her doctor father through the use of nano-technology. She's a sweet, bubbly girl who loves her clothes and just happens to be the only one in the world who can defeat the evil Panther Claw Gang who want her nano-tech for their own evil uses. This is a Japanese costumed hero flick in all its glory: director Anno both pokes fun at the genre conventions - think bad Power Rangers make up effects - while also obviously revelling in them. The action sequences are surprisingly good and frequently very funny, the entire cast sparkles, and director Anno - best known as the mind behind Neon Genesis Evangelion - takes one of his patented turns into abstract philosophy at the end of the flick to prevent it from being entirely disposable fluff. The Japanese super hero thing can be very much a love or hate proposition and in this case I am firmly on the love side. Cutie Honey is a popcorn flick of the highest order
This DVD is an officially released overseas import which is compatible with
all UK & European DVD players. It has the original Japanese soundtrack & English subtitles both of which can be selected from the DVD setup menu.
Very Cutie Honey
Review date: 2007-10-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
I had read some on-line reviews and had mixed feelings. Then I watched it.
GET THIS!! IT'S FANTASTIC EYE-CANDY!
My copy was a Thai release but luckily it had an optional Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. So I could enjoy it like any other Japanese movie.
This is by far the best 2D to 3D film I have ever seen.